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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ771179
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-0633
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From behind the Veil: Students' Resistance from Different Directions
Muhtaseb, Ahlam
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, n110 p25-33 Sum 2007
In this chapter, critical race and expectancy violation theories are used to deconstruct students' resistance to a female faculty member of color, a Muslim Arab American who wears the traditional Islamic cover. The author provides a narrative of her teaching experience and some techniques she has used to face such resistance.
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Women Faculty, College Faculty, Arabs, North Americans, Islamic Culture, Higher Education, Critical Theory, Resistance (Psychology), Social Bias, Student Attitudes, Religious Discrimination, White Students, Defense Mechanisms, Mass Media Role, Labeling (of Persons), Stereotypes, Teaching Methods, Cultural Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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